EDITORIAL   Based on Open Records and then Candidate Nelson’s Webpage and Facebook Page. Promises Promises Promises with No Results During the 2023 election for Franklin Mayor, many promises were made by then-candidate John Nelson.  As of today, none of the promises have been delivered and the City of Franklin is worse today than it was before the April 4, 2023 Mayoral election. Candidate John Nelson February 12, 2023 warning then  of the rapid and concerning  employee  turnover at Franklin City Hall. Let us start with campaign promises made by then-Candidate Nelson.  Listed below are all of the campaign "promises" made by Nelson quoted directly from his campaign web page  : To be frank: Current leadership has failed you and me. We need a change. That's why I'm running for mayor.   Current leadership rarely welcomes new or different ideas. Lots of bright and experienced officials and volunteers have walked away from City Hall as a result. They wer...

You may be thinking this is an April Fools Edition of Franklin Community News.  This is not. The headline is true. Rock Receives Noise Citation On Thursday, August 22, Mike Zimmerman CEO of Rock Ventures posted a copy of a Notice of Citation issued by the Frankin Police Department on an exchange in a post on the Franklin Area Community Facebook Page.  The citation was issued for "A violation of the noise provision of an extraordinary event permit".  The Citation requires a Rock representative to appear in Franklin Municipal Court on September 25, 2024, at 8:30am. The citation was issued for a noise violation on Saturday, July 27, 2024, at 7:48pm.  According to the Visit Ballpark Commons webpage calendar of events, there were two events on this day.  The Milwaukee Milkmen vs. Kane County Cougars at 6pm and Generation Z performing at the Umbrella bar at 6:30pm. According to the citation it was issued for violating Franklin Municipal Ordinance 121.9(e).  The o...

This article has been updated on August 12, 2024 - please see below. Is Milwaukee County Supervisor Steve Taylor and ROC Foundation Executive Director 2024 ROC Foundation Golf Tournament a BUST? Franklin Community News cannot find any sign on social media or the ROC Foundation web page that there will be a 2024 ROC Foundation Golf Outing.  The ROC Foundation web page still lists last year's 2023, 4th Annual Golf Tournament from August 13, 2023, on the page.  The Visit Ballpark Commons  web page also lists information for the 2023 golf tournament.   So no 5th Annual Tournament? Listed on the Visit Ballpark Commons, the sponsors that contributed to a golf outing that lost money in 2023 are listed as: According to ROC Foundation Tax Returns 990EZ filed with the IRS, the Golf Tournament has been the largest revenue source for the ROC Foundation with the lowest return.  The 2023 tax returns for the ROC Foundation have yet to be filed.  Steve Taylor, ROC Ex...